No matter how the high court rules, medical groups say there will continue to be widespread fear and confusion in states with abortion bans about whether and when they can treat patients in emergencies, noting that the stories of Texas patient Kate Cox and Indiana OB-GYN Caitlin Bernard have especially fueled the chilling effect. Read … Read more
A controversial provision in the spending bill would prohibit the Department of Veterans Affairs from offering abortion counseling and, in some cases, abortion procedures to veterans and their beneficiaries. It overturns a Biden administration rule that allows the VA to provide abortion care when the life or health of the mother is in danger or … Read more
Regarding a 2022 version of the bill, some Republican politicians, including Florida Rep. Kat Cammack, said the legislation is not necessary, calling it a fear-mongering technique led by the Democratic Party. However, Justice Clarence Thomas said in 2022 that the Supreme Court should revisit and overrule past landmark decisions, including Griswold v. Connecticut. Read more … Read more
Senate Republicans block bill to recognize legal right to contraception Ziegler said abortion opponents could even use existing abortion bans to outlaw contraception. After Roe fell, three states – Georgia, Utah and Oklahoma – changed their legal definitions of “abortion” to remove language that protected contraception, according to a draft of a forthcoming paper by … Read more
The measure would need majority support to come up for vote in the full House. But it’s part of a broader effort by Democrats to highlight Republican opposition ahead of November. Read more at NBC News
“Really the greater push has been to really seek to restrict a lot of different types of sexual and reproductive health care. And one of the ways to do that is by establishing personhood in the law,” she said. Read more at National Public Radio, Inc.
“Abortion in this country is not about protecting the lives of mothers,” Robinson says in the clip used in the ad. “It is about killing the child because you weren’t responsible enough to keep your skirt down.” Read more at NBC News
Miller, who ultimately received a single fetal abortion and give birth to a healthy son, said she’s not confused about the former president’s positions when it comes to women and reproductive rights. Trump won’t make America great, she said, but he will make it more like Texas, subjecting millions more Americans to the sort of … Read more
“There are cases where a minor might not feel safe telling their parents they need abortion care. It could be an abusive family situation,” she said. “It could be any number of circumstances that make it feel unsafe for a 17-year-old to go to her parents, but maybe she has a big sister who can … Read more
Another lie? That the social problems we have today are caused by the “breakup” of the so-called traditional family, which was set in motion by contraception, abortion and no-fault divorce. So now, the MAGA movement headed by Donald Trump is going after all those things. Read more at The Hill
